Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2000, the matrix below shows Iran's number of import bottlenecks for different combinations of minimum import share (%) and minimum import value (USD). Red parentheses show bottlenecks from Danger Zone countries, and lime square brackets show bottlenecks involving Critical Goods.

Iran

Year: 2000(28 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD118(28)[2]101(26)[1]86(26)64(21)51(16)32(10)18(5)
>= 50 mln USD18(2)[2]12(2)[1]8(2)3(1)222
>= 100 mln USD7(1)5(1)5(1)1(1)000
>= 200 mln USD2110000
>= 500 mln USD0000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (28 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation880320Aircraft and spacecraft; under-carriages and parts thereof200099.55%13,437,372
2Russian Federation440710-Coniferous200098.80%22,026,689
3Russian Federation490199Printed matter; books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter n.e.c. in item no. 4901.10 or 4901.91200097.64%26,269,892
4United Arab Emirates850212Electric generating sets; with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of an output exceeding 75kVA but not exceeding 375kVA200097.47%12,414,423
5Russian Federation480100Newsprint; made of fibres obtained essentially by a chemi-mechanical process or of a weight, per m2, of more than 57g but not more than 65g, in rolls or sheets200090.22%11,907,838
6Bahrain260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)200087.60%14,164,026
7Russian Federation721631Iron or non-alloy steel; U sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or more200086.08%20,174,884
8Russian Federation721391Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter200085.70%35,829,123
9United Arab Emirates540752Fabrics, woven; containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, dyed200085.12%45,611,293
10United Arab Emirates841510Air conditioning machines; comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, of a kind designed to be fixed to a window, wall, ceiling or floor, self-contained or 'split-system'200082.59%33,994,602
11Russian Federation720827Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, pickled, of a thickness of less than 3mm200078.44%46,969,703
12United Arab Emirates847160Units of automatic data processing machines; input or output units, whether or not containing storage units in the same housing200075.06%39,539,528
13United Arab Emirates401110Rubber; new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)200071.88%29,837,578
14United Arab Emirates850300Electric motors and generators; parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading no. 8501 or 8502200071.80%11,166,883
15Russian Federation720610Iron or non-alloy steel; ingots (excluding iron of heading no. 7203)200070.50%24,465,935
16United Arab Emirates847330Machinery; parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471200070.13%29,048,876
17Saudi Arabia310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200069.68%14,165,805
18Russian Federation721621Iron or non-alloy steel; L sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of less than 80mm200068.16%23,239,954
19Russian Federation721420Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling200066.66%122,084,868
20Russian Federation721640Iron or non-alloy steel; L or T sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or more200064.38%12,552,114
21Russian Federation470321Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of coniferous wood200062.07%13,262,321
22Russian Federation871000Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles; motorised, whether or not fitted with weapons, and parts of such vehicles200059.55%30,359,159
23Russian Federation720839Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm200059.29%64,868,760
24Russian Federation870790Vehicles; bodies (including cabs) for the motor vehicles of heading no. 8701, 8702, 8704 or 8705200056.62%14,034,067
25Russian Federation720852Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm200052.35%14,253,799
26Russian Federation293371Heterocyclic compounds; lactams; 6-hexanelactam (epsilon-caprolactam)200051.31%19,576,485
27United Arab Emirates848210Ball bearings200038.51%10,836,364
28Russian Federation721049Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)200036.82%30,687,363

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 18 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 8 occurrences

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.